Brussels, 04/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - A new OECD report on research activities underlines the fact that offshoring of research and development is on the rise. Thus, in countries like Ireland and Hungary, 70% of industrial research is carried out by foreign companies. The share of R&D by multinationals is also high in the Czech Republic, Sweden, Portugal and Spain, although it remains below 5% in Japan. According to the Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2005, China is the third...